The Life of William Dewsbury by Edward Smith
1836. No Edition Remarks. 323 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Deckled and rough cut text block edges. Book appears to have been rebound. Pages are moderately tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper and paste-down, with a few small nicks and creases along text block edge. Gutters are slightly crinkled and cracked with binding exposed. Binding remains firm. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a mild forward lean. Slight splitting to joint. Liquid drops on front board.